Category: Cybercrime

Russian IT Security Updates Nov2
21.11.2019

new Russian IT Security updates: thanks to https://www.securitylab.ru/ and https://translate.yandex.com/   SecurityLab, [06.11.19 16:12] The Libarchive compression library, which is included by default in Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo, Arch Linux, FreeBSD, and NetBSD distributions, contains a vulnerability that allows an attacker […]

07.11.2019

SecurityLab, [01.11.19 15:21] Google has released fixes for two vulnerabilities in Chrome, including a zero-day vulnerability exploited in real-world attacks. The issues are fixed in browser version 78.0.3904.87 for Windows, Mac and Linux, and users are strongly advised to install […]

another reason NOT to use wireless keyboards
27.10.2019

“In the popular series of wireless keyboards Fujitsu LX390 found two dangerous vulnerabilities. According to researchers from the company SySS, exploitation of vulnerabilities allows nearby attackers to “spy” passwords entered on the keyboard, or even to seize control of the […]

07.08.2019

screw Qualcomm, what one wants is should work out of the box with recent Linux kernels on Open Source drivers only: https://dwaves.de/2019/07/03/recommended-tested-hardware-superb-wifi-wlan-adapter-chipset-atheros-ar9285-mini-pcie-for-gnu-linux-debian-10-ubuntu-and-trisquel-8-0-test-run-on-lenovo-t440-and-librebooted-lenovo-x60s/ as far as i understand this… if you are concerned about the security of your phone… (banking apps… […]

24.07.2019

“Linux desktop remains an unpopular choice among mainstream desktop users, making up a little more than 2% of the desktop operating system market share. This is in contrast to the web server market share, which consists of 70% of Linux-based operating systems. […]

24.07.2019

Capitalism inspires the short sighted incentives. But trust and honesty is key in long term relationships. So for a short period of time – some dishonest people might enjoy the benefits – but in the end – it comes home […]

ntpd – when fundamentals fail
06.07.2019

servers/clients/computers/programs/services/webservers need accurate time… they usually get it from time servers that have an atomic clock attached to their USB port. (just guessing) ping time.google.com PING time.google.com (216.239.35.4) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from time2.google.com (216.239.35.4): icmp_seq=1 ttl=46 time=43.5 […]

can you trust PDF attachments/files in 2019?
06.07.2019

Pwn2Own 2020: opening a pdf can be enough to compromise system! https://youtu.be/u1udr7j9MQA?t=359 thank you ccc you are doing a lovely work – make this planet more interesting by creativity and more informed about security 🙂 keep it up 🙂 https://cdn.media.ccc.de/events/gpn/gpn19/h264-hd/gpn19-45-eng-BADPDF_-_Stealing_Windows_Credentials_via_PDF_Files_hd.mp4 […]

cost of cybercrime and lawful backdoors
09.03.2019

“The cost to companies from malware and “malicious insider”-related cyberattacks jumped +12 percent in 2018 and accounted for one-third of all cyberattack costs, according to new research published today by Accenture and the Ponemon Institute.” src: helpnetsecurity.com logical consequence: stop […]

Hardware Implants – Thunderbolt and OMG USB Cable of Evil
09.03.2019

… this is why no usb stick and no cable can be trusted… Thunderbolt / PCI-Express is having similar issues “Abstract—Direct Memory Access (DMA) attacks have beenknown for many years: DMA-enabled I/O peripherals have com-plete access to the state of […]